After Recording; Finalizing Discs; Unfinalizing Cd-Rw Discs - Tascam CD-RW4U Owner's Manual

This section deals with the actions taken after record-
ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase
operations for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more
can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs

Finalizing discs

As has been explained earlier ("Finalizing" on
page 12), in order for a disc to become a standard
CD, it must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written
to it. This process is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on
the CD-RW4U by the
NO TOC
type on the display being lit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1
With the unfinalized (recordable) disc
loaded, and the unit in stop mode, press the
D
FINALIZE key ( or
The display shows
If you do not want to proceed with the final-
izing process, press any other key (such as
the key).
STOP
2 To start the finalizing process, press the
control
MULTI DIAL
8
key .

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1 With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in
stop mode, press the
2
If the display does not show the word
B
control or use the
displayed.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfi-
nalizing process, press any other key (such as
the key).
STOP
indicator under the disc
C
).
.
B
or press the
ENTER
D
key ( ).
ERASE
, turn the
MULTI DIAL
I
keys until it is
SKIP
5 – After recording
can be "unfinalized" using the CD-RW4U, i.e. their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further
material can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is
full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize
process, and new material can be recorded.
3 If finalization has been chosen, the display
changes. The
NO TOC
the word and the
in the display. The unit starts counting down
from a time shown on the display (about 1
minute 10 seconds).
After finalization, a
and a
CD-RW CD-R NO TOC
If the key is pressed while the finaliza-
PLAY/PAUSE
tion process is taking place, playback starts as soon
as the finalization process ends. If the
key is pressed while the finalization process is taking
place, the tray opens as soon as the finalization pro-
cess ends. Pressing any other key during the finaliza-
tion process has no effect.
NOTE
Although CD-R discs finalized on the CD-RW4U may be
replayed on ordinary CD players, remember that finalized
CD-RW discs may not play on CD players.
3 To start the unfinalizing process, press the
control
MULTI DIAL
8
key .
4 If unfinalization has been chosen, the
indicator starts flashing in the display, and
the word
unit starts counting down from a time shown
on the display (depending on the disc and
material, this value will be between 50 sec-
onds and 1 minute 30 seconds).
After unfinalization, a
changes to a
CD-RW NO TOC
TASCAM CD-RW4U
indicator goes out, and
indicator flashes
REC
changes to
CD-RW NO TOC
changes to a .
CD
OPEN/CLOSE
B
or press the
ENTER
NO TOC
also starts flashing. The
indicator
CD-RW
indicator.
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